karaṇaiḥ kāma-śāstra-prasiddha-kānta-vaśīkaraṇopāya-kṛtibhir iti viśeṣya-padam |
anaṅga-bāṇair ity asyaiva rūpakam |
kim-bhūtais taiḥ ? smāyo gūḍha-smitaṁ tad-yukto yo’valoka-lavaś cakita-nirīkṣaṇaṁ, tena darśito jñāpito yo bhāvaḥ svābhiprāyaḥ, tena hāri mano-haraṇa-śīlaṁ yad bhrū-maṇḍalaṁ, tena prahitāḥ vyañjitā ye saurata-mantrāḥ surata-sambandhi-rahasya-yuktayaḥ, teṣu śauṇḍaiḥ pravīṇaiḥ |
anye bāṇā api mantreṇa śauṇḍā bhavantīty anaṅga-bāṇa-pakṣe’pi |
yasyendriyaṁ manaḥ vimathituṁ kṣobhayituṁ ṣoḍaśa-sahasrāpi patnyaḥ na śekuḥ, kintu sva-sva-premānurūpam eva yathāyathaṁ mathituṁ śekur iti vi-śabdārthaḥ |
tasya premaika-vaśyatvaṁ prasiddham ||